night-ape

noun

Synonym of night monkey.

Similar
night monkeybushbaby
OriginAfrikaans nagapie →
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Meanings

nounnight-ape (plural night-apes)

plural night-apes · alternative nightape · alternative night ape

  1. Synonym of night monkey.

    Synonyms: night monkey

  2. South AfricaSynonym of bushbaby.

    Synonyms: bushbaby

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of night monkey.

Similar
night monkey

nounSynonym of bushbaby.

Similar
bushbaby

Origin

  1. Afrikaansnagapie
  2. Englishnight-ape

From night + ape. South African usage likely a calque of Afrikaans nagapie (literally “little night-ape, night-monkey”). Compare Afrikaans nagaap (“loris”, literally “night-ape”).

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APA

night-ape. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night-ape

MLA

“night-ape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night-ape. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “night-ape,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night-ape.

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